What a girl needs......

What does a girl need? Lots of cute hand-bags and pretty shoes, of course. We can never have too many of those!!
I made this fun card last night, really simple, but I just love it!! The stamped images are from a stamp set I have from Hanna Stamps - so cute.
I stamped the little handbags onto some Afternoon Tea DP, cut them out and mounted onto punched out circles. The shoes were stamped directly onto the Whisper White and then I've used the circle punches to cut out. The shoes have beem 'glamoured up' with some dazzling diamond glitter.

Products used:

Stamp set: But I need it... (Hanna Stamps)

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea DP

Ink: Black Stazon, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Circle punches, Scallop punch, White grosgrain ribbon, Mat pack,

Stamped images © Hanna Stamps
I've been trying out different styles and ways to making cards, making them somewhat more simple. I've just ordered some material peices to also use on my cards, so that should be fun. So I hope to share some more exciting creations with you very soon.

Now I'm off to pack; we are heading to Perth for a family wedding this weekend, which is going to be very exciting for everyone. So til next time.....

Weekend Sketch Challenge #71

Here's another sketch challenge hosted by Sharon Harnist from Paper Perfections. It's a sweet simple sketch and leaves lots of room for creativity. I've turned the sketch on it's side, as it worked better with the stamped image I chose.

So here is my card; I've used Sassy Stems, a really cute set that is sadly retiring. It has three elegant flower images and is a great stamp to have in your stash, which is where mine will be staying.

I've also used some of the lovely In-Colours - Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi teamed up with the Afternoon Tea DP. The base card has been stamped with En Fancais BG stamp.

The image is coloured in with the ink pads and aqua painter. I've prettied up the card by using some of the goodies in the Pretties Kit - a hat pin with some pearl - and fed that thru the striped Soft Sky ribbon.

I haven't used a sentiment on this card, as it's nice to have a blank card to use every now and then.

Products Used:

Stamps: En Fancais BG, Sassy Stems

Cardstock: Sky Blue, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea DP

Ink: Black Stazon, Soft Sky

Accessories: Striped Soft Sky ribbon, Pretties Kit,

Stamps & Smiles Sketch Challenge

Stamps & Smiles have a weekly sketch challenge starting every Thursday. I really enjoy the sketch challenges, so thought I'd see what I could come up using this fabulous sketch!

I've used one of my Bella Stamps, which are so much fun to work with. I really love paper-piecing the dresses!

I've started off with a base card in Pretty in Pink and folded into a standard size card. The I've layered with some DP from Berry Bliss and also a piece of Purely Pomegrante which I've put thru the Cuttlebug. I've stamped the Ballon-a-bella onto the Whisper White and also onto some Berry Bliss DP - pink dotted. I've cut out the dress and sponged the edges with pink ink. Then I've coloured the rest of the girl in with my ink pads. With the balloons, I've used some Tombow glue and chunky glitter.
I've finished off the card with a flower from the Pretties Kit, a photo corner with brad, some paper piercing and a sentiment.

Don't forget the Berry Bliss Designer paper is retiring, so if you would like to have some of this gorgeous paper, email me for details. The retiring goodies are going very fast.

Products used:

Stamps: Stamping Bella - Balloon-a-bella, Yummy (Sale-a-bration)

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegrante, Whisper White, Berry Bliss DP

Ink: Black Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegrante

Accessories: Chunky Glitter, Tombow glue, Window Punch, Photo corner punch, Pretties Kit, Mat Pack, Brads

Images © Stamping Bella 2009

Stylish Tom

A little while back, Bec over at Bizzy Bec's had a competition to name her new line of stamps. One of my names happened to be a winner: Stylish Tom. Bec kindly sent me the stamp of this cool guy and I've finally had a chance to make a card with him!

The base card is Night of Navy to which I've stamped the Tres' Chic background stamp in the same colour ink. Then I've added a strip of DP from the Crew Kids Boy Scrappin' Kit.

The image has been stamped onto Whisper White with Stazon black ink. I've coloured in with my Watercolour Crayons. I haven't used these in ages, and it reminded me that I should pull them out more often, as they are great for colouring-in! To make him a little more stylish, I added some dazzling diamond glitter to the colour of his suit. I've matted this onto Bashful Blue cardstock and distressed the edges with the Cutter tool kit.

I've added the 'sparkle' sentiment from Warm Words, some navy grosgrain ribbon and two brads.

This is going to be a great stamp for those stylish masculine cards that I may need.

Products used:

Stamp sets: Stylish Tom (Bizzy Becs), Tres' Chic, Warm Words

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, DP Crew Kids Boy

Ink: Black Stazon, Night of Navy

Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon, Brads, Watercolour Crayons, Aqua Painter, Hole punch, Oval punches, Cutter Kit, Dazzling diamond glitter.

Images © Stampin'Up & Bizzy Becs.

Ribbon fun

After I saw this post at Sweet Paper Treats about using left-over ribbon, I just knew I had to give it a try. It's so clever and cute. So hop along over and have a look at the great tutorial!

I used the scallop square die from my Cuttlebug, the only one I have. But I think I may be looking for some new pretty dies to play with, especially some with butterflies.

This is a scrapbook page I started the other day. I've always loved this photo of my sister Aimee and Caden; so thought I'd continue on with the girly colours I've been using lately, and make an 8x8 scrapbook layout.

The DP is from Petals & Paisly, which already had the word 'together' on it. I've decorated a letter 't' with lots of different coloured ribbon and mounted with dimensionals. The butterfly image is from Natural Beauty, which I've coloured in with blender pen & ink pads, then sprinkled with some chunky glitter.

I've also stamped 'together' from Life's Definitions.

These are not my best photo's; I've taken these pictures inside tonight - something I never normally do!!

Pink projects.

I had my own Colour Challenge and picked these colours to work with: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Certain Celery & Ballet Blue.

My first project is this cute box with a belly band. It's easy to make and is the perfect packaging for a little gift!
The box is made in the pink cardstock.
For the belly band, I've cut a length of Celery print DP and used the scallop edge punch on both sides. Then I've layered with a strip of Regal rose, which has been stamped using the swirl image from Priceless. The band is then wrapped around the box and secured so you can slide it off when opening the box!
I've tied a length of wide grosgrain ribbon around the band and then finished off with a tag, also using stamped images from the same set.

Next is a card using one of the retired stamp sets: Natural Beauty. It's sad to see this one go, as I really love these images for colouring and it's a set that can be used for so many occasions. Although it won't be in the new 2009/2010 catalogue, it will certainly be staying on my shelf!
The base card is in pink cardstock, to which I've added the three coloured squares using the square SU punch. In the same colour ink, I've stamped each square with the flower image.
Then I've stamped the same image onto the white cardstock and layered onto another piece of white cardstock. I've used the blender pen and stamp pad to colour the flower. The flower is finished off with a half pearl.
The words 'joy' and 'love' have been stamped using the marker pens. I've just selected which words I wanted from the stamp and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up to the correct spot.
The card has been finished off with pink grosgrain ribbon and some paper piercing. I really love the simple look of this card.


And lastly, another card using Bodacious, another set that is retiring. The layout of this card is from Makeesha's sketch.

Once again, the base card is pink cardstock onto which I've stamped the Fine Lace background stamp (also retiring).
I've done each layer with the various colours of cardstock. The flower has been inked into Pretty in Pink and then the edges of the stamp rolled into the Regal Rose. This is called the rock-n-roll technique and is fun with bold images like this flower. I've cut out and mounted onto the rose cardstock with some leaves. And I've added some silver brads to the centre of the flower. The 'happiness' sentiment is from Warm Words.


So these are my projects for today. I must say, I had fun with all the PINK!!

Retired list - a fond farewell......

With the new Idea Book & Catalogue just around the corner, it's time to bid a fond farewell to several of our favourite stamps and accessories in order to make room for exciting new products. Items on the retired list are available only while stocks last. Don't miss out on this chance to get them! Check this list to see which sets and accessories you can't do without and contact me today to place your order.

For the first time, Stampin' Up are selling selected stamps at 25% off. The prices are reflected on the list and have a * next to them.

For any information regarding this list or if you would like to place an order, please email me at chuizeng@bigpond.net.au